Game-board



w. m. ERIEBELA GAME BOARD.

APPLicmoN FILED APR, 23, I920.

Paiaented Mar. 1, 1921.

v INVENTOR imam M. 61mm! 1 ATTORNEY UNITED r AT 1;

RUDOLPH M. GRIEBEL, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

GAME-BOARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented a1-;. 1, 1921,

Application filed. A ril 23, 1920. Serial No. 375,9;5.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RUDOLPH M. GRIEBEL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Seattle, in the county of King and State of lVashington,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Game-Boards, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in games; and has for its objectthe provision of a game-board of simple design with which an extremelyinteresting and attractive game may be played. V

The invention'consists in the novel construction of a tation andcombination of parts, details and accessories, as will be fullydescribed in'the following specifications, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and finally set forth in the appended claim.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is a planview of a game-board embodying'myinvention.

Fig. 2 is a View in vertical cross-section of I the same. Fig. 8 is afragmentary perspectlve view, showing one of the details of-theinvention more fully.

H Referring to said views, wherein similar parts in the several viewsare indicated by number 10 designates the plane bottom of a playingcompartment 12.

A plurality of shallow cups 13, formed of wood, fiber or other suitablecomposition, are cemented to the bottom and arranged ment. Said cups maybe arranged in any symmetrical manner having spaces between the cups andbetween the cups and the side walls 11 to allow the ball 15 to runfreely about the playing compartment. Adjacent each cup a so-called Tindicated by 16, is fixedly secured to the board-bottom. Said Ts areintended to alford a position'for the ball when attempting a stroke forits respective cup. Said .Ts maybe of any suit-,

able form, and are shown as ridges molded or secured on the bottom 10,and are of some- What obtuse V-shapedconfiguration. Said Ts are providedfor each of said cups, respectively,

game-board and in the adapsimilar reference numerals, the reference;

utilized in preferably symmetrirally within said compait' of play mayand are arranged symmetrically V with respect thereto at convenientdistances so that the ball may be vaulted from the T,

out of,the cups freely.

- The that the manner'of play is not proscribed play of the game may bedescribed as follows, although it Will be understood .tions, to admitofthe ball playingin and exactly and the game-board lends itself veryreadily to many variations of play.

The play of the game is'to'use'the least number of attempts to toss theball into each of the cups, successively. or placed in the spective cup,and quick jerk that will toss the ball iii the air and the board. ismanipulated to catch the ball in the proper times the ball is tossed inthe air, are counted and. the player having the lowest numberT16pertaining to the r 7 of; strokes in all of the holes wins the game.

As-additional-features and which may be varying the style of play ormethod of scoring, the cups 5 ed or otherwise colored in different anddistinguishing colors '(not'indicated on the drawingfand theymay befurther'characterized' by a number, order of rotation with which theseveral cups are to be played, or otherwise.

While the game-board and apparatus is very simple, considerable skilland manual dexterity is required. The rules and manner;

bevaried and the interest and V variety oflplay kept up indefinitely. I

aving described my inventionfwhat" I claim, is,- .f 7 I. In a game-boardof the class described, a game-board having a; plane bottom, a plue M..GRIEBEL, c

The ball isrolled the board is given a short 'cup, The strokes, or

may be paint- I I s5 as l7, indicating the wrality'of ball-receivingcupsfspaced apartand elevated above said bottom, a ball adaptg V aplurality of V-shaped

